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that should be useful. that's all. >> thank you. >> next item. >> citizen advisory committee. >> this is just on the directors report at this point. >> good afternoon. >> herbert weiner, sometimes has parking problems when he uses his car in the city, rarely. one thing that i noticed that contribute to the problem of parking is the parking spaces have been depleted over the years. dpt snatches up parking spaces. you have restored some of them. >> sorry this is for items discussed by mr. ruskin as part of his directors report. >> bethlehem addressing, the problem of parking. it also brings less revenue to the city. >> there will be no report, item 9, public comment an opportunity for members of the public to address the board within the jurisdiction of the board of directors but not of today's calendar. we will start with benjamin [indiscernible] >> good afternoon sir. >> my name is benjamin [indiscernible] i would like to say, as a cyclist in san francisco i am excited to see the handout with new bike lanes
that should be useful. that's all. >> thank you. >> next item. >> citizen advisory committee. >> this is just on the directors report at this point. >> good afternoon. >> herbert weiner, sometimes has parking problems when he uses his car in the city, rarely. one thing that i noticed that contribute to the problem of parking is the parking spaces have been depleted over the years. dpt snatches up parking spaces. you have restored some of them. >> sorry...
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is there a way to tell us the criteria used to narrow down the sites? >> we haven't finalized the criteria but the buckets are environmental, technical and these and environmental we will look at neighborhoods impacted by the facility, truck traffic, air quality -- environmental is air quality, greenhouse gas e emissions and historic resources. from a technical perspective the different treatment options have different nuances. satellite plants will likely have less pipelines but they have their own operation issues that make them more cumbersome to operate whereas -- now, i feel i'm getting in the weeds and we can always come back to you with the evaluation criteria if you're interested. >>i think we're trying to understand at a general level, and i guess the other question is the design of these. i guess part of is how is it going to fit in -- i mean it's probably an exaggeration but know in the old days . what these plants look like and whether they fit in what is being designed or what we hope to have designed on some of the sites that are exciting
is there a way to tell us the criteria used to narrow down the sites? >> we haven't finalized the criteria but the buckets are environmental, technical and these and environmental we will look at neighborhoods impacted by the facility, truck traffic, air quality -- environmental is air quality, greenhouse gas e emissions and historic resources. from a technical perspective the different treatment options have different nuances. satellite plants will likely have less pipelines but they...
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this can work for us. this has been a governance structure that has worked throughout the 80 years of the commission. it has recently struggled. we've seen some challenges. i'm committed to proper education of commissioners so when they come on board they get the information they need. i think the real challenge has been an issue of transparency, of leadership, of communication between the director of cultural affairs and the commissioners. and i mentioned in this a recommendation. the president and vice president and myself now have monthly meetings where we go through any detailed level policy issues, we prepare for commission meetings, we grapple with policy issues. so i'm dedicated to keeping that line of communication open. i think -- accountability. how does a governing body establish accountability. i've asked for a 360 performance review so commissioners are getting information about my performance from parties other than myself which will be important to assuring accountability. i think the commis
this can work for us. this has been a governance structure that has worked throughout the 80 years of the commission. it has recently struggled. we've seen some challenges. i'm committed to proper education of commissioners so when they come on board they get the information they need. i think the real challenge has been an issue of transparency, of leadership, of communication between the director of cultural affairs and the commissioners. and i mentioned in this a recommendation. the...
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that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological, spiritual way if we watch them one by one disappear. >> this is sort of a merger between art and science and advocacy in a funny way getting people to wake unand realize what is going on -- wake up and realize what is going on. so it is a memborial trying to get us to interpret history and look to the past. they have always been about lacking at the past so we proceed forward and maybe don't commit the same mistakes. i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and
that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological,...
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especially, we lost the ability to use the drum. we did not lose the ability to use rhythm. the -- which is the most direct link to africa, we use the staff and hand clapping. we are going to do a song that will become familiar to me -- to you in a moment. it was put together by our musical director who is holding the staff. and our soloists will be carolyn and nedra. when i ask you to join in, i want you to help us out. all right? thank you very much. [applause] [singing] [drums and singing] ♪ in the water ♪ ♪ [applause] [singing] ♪ ♪ [singing] [applause] >> the project. [applause] let's give them another round. ok. that brings us to the acknowledgements and closing remarks. on behalf of the san francisco african-american historical society, i would -- something like this cannot happen without the involvement of a lot of people. and some of those people on the back of your programs, we have listed all the members of the committee who worked hard and long to make this happen. nobody worked as hard as kirsten in the mayor's office out of the office of may -- neighbo
especially, we lost the ability to use the drum. we did not lose the ability to use rhythm. the -- which is the most direct link to africa, we use the staff and hand clapping. we are going to do a song that will become familiar to me -- to you in a moment. it was put together by our musical director who is holding the staff. and our soloists will be carolyn and nedra. when i ask you to join in, i want you to help us out. all right? thank you very much. [applause] [singing] [drums and singing]...
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. >> and another thing that we really wanted to do, the retail consultants wanted us to do was provide a better relationship between our circulation and the plaza here at 555 mission, which is going to be a natural way for people to access, the transit center. so by opening up this pedestrian passage way provides a better connection to the surrounding community. >> and here is just an image of that opening across from 555 mission. on the natoma street side of that opening. and again, the shaw alley opening and you can see some of the pop-outs for the storefrontages here as well. >> another component that we are incorporating in the design based on the retail recommendation iss a restaurant at the park level. we have always had a cafe, a small cafe at the main plaza. but a restaurant at the park level will provide an additional destination and reason for people to activate and visit the park level as well as having significant revenue for the transit center. these are examples that they looked at, at successful restaurants and park environments. and where we are looking at incorporating
. >> and another thing that we really wanted to do, the retail consultants wanted us to do was provide a better relationship between our circulation and the plaza here at 555 mission, which is going to be a natural way for people to access, the transit center. so by opening up this pedestrian passage way provides a better connection to the surrounding community. >> and here is just an image of that opening across from 555 mission. on the natoma street side of that opening. and...
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anyone who is complaining about parking spaces, has been using the parking space i have not used in the 25 years in san francisco. i don't take up a parking spot. i don't have a driver's license, they can thank me after the hearing. but now masonic is my north/south route. and other streets go straight hill and dead end. if there was another option for bikes, we would take it. believe me. and the conditions on masonic are completely unacceptable, not just me but the people that have been killed there that i am totally heart broken about. and to me that takes such precedence over parking, and the fact that people are complaining about the loss of parking spaces, and in the light of the slaughter on this street. it's shameful of that priority. this is a great plan, i am extremely impressed what they have come up with. and it's no loss of muni speed. as experienced as i am in a bicyclist in this city. i have been extremely close to being killed on masonic. to the point that the person in the back has their heart in their throat. don't want to do that and please approve this plan. >> ana ma
anyone who is complaining about parking spaces, has been using the parking space i have not used in the 25 years in san francisco. i don't take up a parking spot. i don't have a driver's license, they can thank me after the hearing. but now masonic is my north/south route. and other streets go straight hill and dead end. if there was another option for bikes, we would take it. believe me. and the conditions on masonic are completely unacceptable, not just me but the people that have been killed...
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. >> will the layouts encourage use of stairways as opposed to elevators and escalators? >> at the grand hall, going down to the rail level and up to the bus deck, we have stairwells. but, a lot of the, there are escalators throughout the station. but there are two primary focal points at shaw alley and the grand hall. so if the circulation is focused there, then it will encourage those, may be active but other ones that are less used could be shut down. also, working with ac transit, we are looking at as they move into the daylight, you know, the after the peak commute hours and we can't to consolidate we could shut down the bus deck and perhaps close the shaw, alley and encourage people to enter and exit through the grand hall and so we are looking at these operational strategies with the demand sensors to cut down on the energy consumption from the escalators and elvai lor. >> can i ask a follow up. but are there coverings over the escalator to insure, kind of damage that happens that we see a lot at our bike stations that shut down the escalators? >> yeah, all of the
. >> will the layouts encourage use of stairways as opposed to elevators and escalators? >> at the grand hall, going down to the rail level and up to the bus deck, we have stairwells. but, a lot of the, there are escalators throughout the station. but there are two primary focal points at shaw alley and the grand hall. so if the circulation is focused there, then it will encourage those, may be active but other ones that are less used could be shut down. also, working with ac...
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web core and all of us at transbay take pride in giving back to the communities. in the past few months, we aexisted john o'connell high school tech 21 program by donating the necessary materials and tools to keep this class going. the tech 21 program provides high school students with an opportunity to earn high school credit through hands on construction experience. we hope that our donations allow for the students to have a positive experience and encourage them to pursue construction as a career. we are providing these donations right now. one of the things that they have is they have a beautiful shop, but it is empty. through, the carpenter's union and other contractors we are trying to fill in the shop by making it a working workshop like we had in the old days. lately over the past month, we loaded quite a bit of lumber and start the shop off and build the workbenches and we have to have somewhere to work off to do the projects. so we intend to support this project and even further. >> thank you for that and thank you web core on your work on our behalf. wi
web core and all of us at transbay take pride in giving back to the communities. in the past few months, we aexisted john o'connell high school tech 21 program by donating the necessary materials and tools to keep this class going. the tech 21 program provides high school students with an opportunity to earn high school credit through hands on construction experience. we hope that our donations allow for the students to have a positive experience and encourage them to pursue construction as a...
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but it's too easy an example to use. if our -- if a future treasurer tax collector, not our current one, while in office, on the side engaged in bank fraud, and again for whatever reason, clearly committed bank fraud but the prosecution falls apart so there's not a conviction leading to removal under a separate section, it would be your position that he would not be removable under section e and would have to be either recalled or defeated in the next election? >> yes, that'slcl5 correct. >> supervisor wiener: and same if an animal care and control commissioner were running a dog fighting ring on the side, they would not be,f+!y removable, unr this section would have to not again assuming no conviction for whatever reason. respectfully, supervisor, i think we can come up withn4qt m, many hypotheticals to explore the mayor's position or our position. and, you know,zqíaáá we're left with though is the law. chartereejj4 section, and if ts any am biewg iewt, and the attorney -- theq4l mayor earlier couldn't tell you whic
but it's too easy an example to use. if our -- if a future treasurer tax collector, not our current one, while in office, on the side engaged in bank fraud, and again for whatever reason, clearly committed bank fraud but the prosecution falls apart so there's not a conviction leading to removal under a separate section, it would be your position that he would not be removable under section e and would have to be either recalled or defeated in the next election? >> yes, that'slcl5 correct....
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the moment connections that we are using on this structure are unprecedented. there haven't been moment frames of this design and this scale tested before. so we have needed to do that to prove out how they will perform under seismic conditions. and this... these hydraulic lambs on the right side of the image actually lift and the press the beam putting the stress on the moment frame connection here. and after going through a four-percent rotation, you can see that there is some stress clusters but no yielding or permanent damage to the connection. and that is the range of motion that they took this through is twice the anticipated range of motion that we will have in the maximum credible event for the transit center. the other element that we had tested is a cheer link which is a portion of the basket column system which is designed to accumulate and absorb the stresses in a seismic event and so you can see where that sheer link is in the basket column system. and this is a little bit of an exaggerated diagram, but meant to show how the movement of the basket
the moment connections that we are using on this structure are unprecedented. there haven't been moment frames of this design and this scale tested before. so we have needed to do that to prove out how they will perform under seismic conditions. and this... these hydraulic lambs on the right side of the image actually lift and the press the beam putting the stress on the moment frame connection here. and after going through a four-percent rotation, you can see that there is some stress clusters...
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but i'm not quite ready to use it yet but i will hit that button in just a moment. thank you for reminding me. the reputation and promise of the arts commission has been tarnished recently. and i think by looking at our report and reading it, you get a clear indication of how what was to be an extraordinary part of our art community has found itself faced with a variety of challenges and criticism. and as such, those criticisms and negative responses need to be addressed by the community. and the civil grand jury has a particular point of view, and that is a citizen's point of view. we have no axe to grind. we don't represent any government agency that is in the city. we're not representing people who are providing the services of art in the city. we just are looking at this as citizens. and as such, we have gone to the extent of reviewing all of the criticisms that have been made, and we spent a year learning and evaluating, and actually preparing recommendations that the rest of our committee has agreed to adopt. we are under the supervision of the superior court,
but i'm not quite ready to use it yet but i will hit that button in just a moment. thank you for reminding me. the reputation and promise of the arts commission has been tarnished recently. and i think by looking at our report and reading it, you get a clear indication of how what was to be an extraordinary part of our art community has found itself faced with a variety of challenges and criticism. and as such, those criticisms and negative responses need to be addressed by the community. and...
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this problem affect us all. i recall at a meeting of a community members, when i was accused of destroying families, my response then and now is, if that is what's necessary to protect the lives of children and women, so be it. there is a child in this case. when a child is involved in violence, the trauma can be remembered from as early as the crib. home is often whereç41í'(rr&dreo fight or bully others in school or street learn their behavior. our first role models are our parents, then our teachers, and other adults in our life, including elected officials. see this matter as a serious you dismiss it because it happened before or after the i'm here to tell you the incident rises to the level of domestic violencetz] where a cd was a witness. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. i'm sure you're all thoroughly exhausted by now. michael o'rorke from district 4. i won't dwell too long on the fact that i'm saddened disheartened by the appalling shameful undignified
this problem affect us all. i recall at a meeting of a community members, when i was accused of destroying families, my response then and now is, if that is what's necessary to protect the lives of children and women, so be it. there is a child in this case. when a child is involved in violence, the trauma can be remembered from as early as the crib. home is often whereç41í'(rr&dreo fight or bully others in school or street learn their behavior. our first role models are our parents, then...
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ma'am, are you looking to use the laptop? >> yes. >> president chiu: okay. why don't we see if one of our clerks can assist you for a moment and why don't we proceed to another speaker so that we have a moment to figure out how to help you figure out how to use the laptop. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is george -- woyames. i am 68 years old, and i'm a retired medical social worker in county of san francisco and a licensed social worker in the state of california. between 1992 and 2003, i work for its jail medical service department of public health at 850 brian at san francisco general. i had compassionate release for dying inmates. all other sheriff michael hennessy. i'm respectfully asking you to reinstate ross mirkarimi as san francisco sheriff, to continue 32 years of rehabilitative programs initiated by sheriff hennessy, focusing on --mvfl redemption through education, mental treatment, diminution resid keeping the department of public health as the sole provider of medical service to9táÑ the incarcerated. rather than contrac
ma'am, are you looking to use the laptop? >> yes. >> president chiu: okay. why don't we see if one of our clerks can assist you for a moment and why don't we proceed to another speaker so that we have a moment to figure out how to help you figure out how to use the laptop. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is george -- woyames. i am 68 years old, and i'm a retired medical social worker in county of san francisco and a licensed social worker in the state of...
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you can write us at -- or walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information moresfrecpark.org. --
you can write us at -- or walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information moresfrecpark.org. --
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us. many of us, including myself, have worked with domestic violence victims for most of our careers. i just retired after 18 years of working as social worker in the emergency room at san francisco general hospital and spent many working hours trying to help domestic violence victims including getting some of them into places like la casa shelter. but our members, after long discussion, made it very clear that we feel that the mayor has been using this charter section in an unprecedented way to attempt to remove a more progressive elected official from office. and so our members are asking you to vote to reinstate him. in my training, which was given to me, and many of my coworkers around domestic violence training, were taught that you first take into consideration what the victim wants. we're appalled that that has not happened, that the wishes of eliana in this case have been ignored. please reinstate ross mirkarimi as our elected sheriff. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next
us. many of us, including myself, have worked with domestic violence victims for most of our careers. i just retired after 18 years of working as social worker in the emergency room at san francisco general hospital and spent many working hours trying to help domestic violence victims including getting some of them into places like la casa shelter. but our members, after long discussion, made it very clear that we feel that the mayor has been using this charter section in an unprecedented way...
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the proposed land use program requires approximately $66 million in developer equity for entitlement costs and other costs and concerned increase for the site. and staff will continue due diligence to hone the tools and the impact before including them in the project sheet we plan to bring before you later this year. the complex of the negotiations and due diligence and lengthy coordination has required excess amount of time when this was initially agreed upon. as a result you're being asking to approve the six month extension for the benchmarks and to march of 2013. this extension would provide needed additional time to reach agreement on the additional use of finance tools now investigated to incorporate these tools into the project term sheet and then to obtain your approval of that term sheet and the board's endorsement of that sheet and that would happen between now and march of next year. i would like to bring to your attention the llc signatory to this and they're represented equally by the companies and giant development services. the document between these entities acknowled
the proposed land use program requires approximately $66 million in developer equity for entitlement costs and other costs and concerned increase for the site. and staff will continue due diligence to hone the tools and the impact before including them in the project sheet we plan to bring before you later this year. the complex of the negotiations and due diligence and lengthy coordination has required excess amount of time when this was initially agreed upon. as a result you're being asking...
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and i might add that there are other responses that have changed from the material that was presented us that we verified, but that's another matter. >> president farrell: can i ask you a quick question. obviously there have been lots of changes, personnel changes. have you had a chance to interact with the current staff? >> yes, we have. >> to your satisfaction in terms of time and so forth? because obviously if we have new staff they may have different ideas, hopefully stronger ideas, perhaps they're going to cure some of the past ills. i want to ask your opinion on that. >> we have done that. we do find a great deal of hope that the new staff will make great strides. and i think the morale that we have found as a result of that has improved. however, that's not enough to sort of stand on your laurels. the structure of the board is wrong. for the 2012 responsibilities of this commission. and we want to make that clear, that that's our position, based upon everything that we have learned in the past year of investigation. >> president farrell: thank you. >> the commission puts a higher
and i might add that there are other responses that have changed from the material that was presented us that we verified, but that's another matter. >> president farrell: can i ask you a quick question. obviously there have been lots of changes, personnel changes. have you had a chance to interact with the current staff? >> yes, we have. >> to your satisfaction in terms of time and so forth? because obviously if we have new staff they may have different ideas, hopefully...
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keep us in the street under the art commission. do not move us, do not privatize us. i come here with full support of the street artists. i'll give this to the grand jury. 248 people signed. these are the community that you're supposed to be representing. these are the people who are street artists, artists and entrepreneurs. leave us alone. we're happy where we are. it requires a change to the charter which it's a serious issue too. i'm running out of time. thank you. >> president farrell: thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, supervisor elsbernd, john gul gullenner, the chair of the coit tower effort. it is 78 years old born after the arts commission charter was created and the murals painted the following year. i want to thank richard rothman for championing the preservation of the coit tower mules and he and city guides for literally being up there week after week, showing people who had no idea what they're looking at, what it's about, what san francisco has. and jane blachly whose father has an oil painting. there are four or five o
keep us in the street under the art commission. do not move us, do not privatize us. i come here with full support of the street artists. i'll give this to the grand jury. 248 people signed. these are the community that you're supposed to be representing. these are the people who are street artists, artists and entrepreneurs. leave us alone. we're happy where we are. it requires a change to the charter which it's a serious issue too. i'm running out of time. thank you. >> president...
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us. and i'm for ross. you need to reinstate him. i don't even believe he should even be here and you should be voting on this. this is not something for the supervisors to vote on. we put him in office. if we want him out we'll take him out. that's our choice. so reinstate him and allow us to do our jobs as citizens. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name's peter, i'm with the).o lower haight street merchants association. everybody's talking about ross' past. i want to talk
us. and i'm for ross. you need to reinstate him. i don't even believe he should even be here and you should be voting on this. this is not something for the supervisors to vote on. we put him in office. if we want him out we'll take him out. that's our choice. so reinstate him and allow us to do our jobs as citizens. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name's peter, i'm with the).o lower haight street merchants association....
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ok, thank you for joining us today. my name is malia cohen. i represent the southeastern neighborhood, affectionately known as district 10. i am very pleased everyone is here today. thank you for hosting us today and opening up your wonderful sanctuary. where are you? there you are. thank you very much. i appreciate that. i'd like to introduce mayor lee, who will talk to us about some of the proposals we will be presenting to you today to address some of the public safety challenges we have recently been experiencing in the southeastern part of the city. thank you very much, mayor. mayor lee: thank you. i want to also express my appreciation for the other supervisors that are here and also have been engaged with us. certainly, supervisor olague is here. supervisor wiener is here. there is an ongoing discussion about public safety. i also want to express my deep appreciation for our city's cloete community, the interfaith council, and my thanks for today, the pastor and his church and his staff for
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uses as a comparison the city of washington, d.c. you approved full-time permits without giving a thought to part-time permits that can serve the public every bit as well. thank you. >> herbert weiner [sounds like]. >> i am ssmta, i have been waiting for my bus for 100 years. you had a logo. my own idea of a logo is a ruptured duck, over it written the inscription hell's transit. 67% delivery, 4 points off the 63% in the days of the [indiscernible] -- this is very bad. throughout the years people could not -- and before any implementation of the transit effectiveness, you have to focus on keeping your present schedule. that is what you should be focused on. transit effectiveness project should be doing that. even with the service cuts some lines have been cut, those buses don't show up. it's terrible. i have a suggestion. should spin off the taxi division. you should spin off the department up public parking and traffic, and leave muni intact as one agency. you have a lot of work to do. you should be doing that. is that interesting t
uses as a comparison the city of washington, d.c. you approved full-time permits without giving a thought to part-time permits that can serve the public every bit as well. thank you. >> herbert weiner [sounds like]. >> i am ssmta, i have been waiting for my bus for 100 years. you had a logo. my own idea of a logo is a ruptured duck, over it written the inscription hell's transit. 67% delivery, 4 points off the 63% in the days of the [indiscernible] -- this is very bad. throughout...
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where does that leave us? on the one hand, there's a bright line rule articulated by chairperson hur. on the other hand there is a broad and ambiguous definition of official misconduct as articulated by attorneys for the mayor. where the bright line rule is narrow and clear, the broad rule is broad and ambiguous. where the bright line rule requires that the misconduct occur while performing duties of office or in relation or purporting to perform duties of office for the mayor it doesn't matter, if the conduct occurs while performing the duties of office or not. you can be on the job, off the job. it doesn't matter. it only matters if it falls below standard of decency which is a disetio discretionary decie mayor. bright line rule must occur while the individual is in office and that's what mazzola found as well. the ambiguous rule it doesn't matter if the person is in office or not. they can commit official misconduct whether in or out of office. what does this ultimately mean? for the bright line rule, for c
where does that leave us? on the one hand, there's a bright line rule articulated by chairperson hur. on the other hand there is a broad and ambiguous definition of official misconduct as articulated by attorneys for the mayor. where the bright line rule is narrow and clear, the broad rule is broad and ambiguous. where the bright line rule requires that the misconduct occur while performing duties of office or in relation or purporting to perform duties of office for the mayor it doesn't...
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he worked with us. ceremonies,jkc rallies, demonstrations, and he helped us so manyÑeé'd numerous places, te could not be there. but he was there. he touched our heart. where is my vote. the vote that i lost it inwá)g,. he helped me to4a;> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i actually have some letters for you if i could give it to someone to hand over. great. thank you. i want to put on two hats today but i just want to first say if i could have everybody realize that you are maybe 20 minutes away from dinner, and just like maybe shake it out a little, stand up, stretch your legs, get some blood moving. throw up when i speak in front of you, so we're hoping that i don't. but i'm here wearing two hats. the f
he worked with us. ceremonies,jkc rallies, demonstrations, and he helped us so manyÑeé'd numerous places, te could not be there. but he was there. he touched our heart. where is my vote. the vote that i lost it inwá)g,. he helped me to4a;> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i actually have some letters for you if i could give it to someone to hand over. great. thank you. i want to put on two hats today but i just want to first say if i could have everybody realize that you...
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it is going to take us a little while. we're at 3.5%, and we could probably expect a 10%, 15% boost when we get our bike share. >> in the location where we do it. >> where we put it. >> so if there were city-wide, we would still only be at 13% or 18.5%, and we need to get to 20% of trips. i'm hoping that we have roadmap that is available or that's under discussion, or that's in the planning stages of how we're going to get to that 20%. we have transit lanes where they're okay for taxis. technically, it seems that bikes aren't supposed to be in that transit lane. and every time my husband goes to work he rides to work on mission street. it sounds like we may be leaving our cyclists in a legally transit position, by not specifically saying bikes are okay. it is totally unclear to me what the legal position of the city should be around those transit lanes. are taxis really allowed in them under the california vehicle code? could we legally allow bicycles in them under the california vehicle code. our rapid bus network doubled
it is going to take us a little while. we're at 3.5%, and we could probably expect a 10%, 15% boost when we get our bike share. >> in the location where we do it. >> where we put it. >> so if there were city-wide, we would still only be at 13% or 18.5%, and we need to get to 20% of trips. i'm hoping that we have roadmap that is available or that's under discussion, or that's in the planning stages of how we're going to get to that 20%. we have transit lanes where they're okay...
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it hasn't been used very often. and i think we want to interpret it clearly so that elected officials, so that the mayor, so that the people understand exactly what we're talking about when referring to official misconduct. so i think there is a public policy goal of having clear interpretations of charter provisions. >> supervisor cohen: maybe i misunderstood your statement. i thought you came to this conclusion based on previous public policies that you taken in and interpreted to -- >> i apologize. the public policy is interpreting statutes in a way that they can be clearly followed and applied by the commission, by electeds, by the board, by the mayor and the public. >> supervisor cohen: can you give me an example of which public policy you used to come to this conclusion. >> an example of -- >> supervisor cohen: i'm just trying to follow your thoughts. >> sure. the public policy i was referring to is the need to interpret statutes in a way that they are as clear as possible. now, it's not always possible to cre
it hasn't been used very often. and i think we want to interpret it clearly so that elected officials, so that the mayor, so that the people understand exactly what we're talking about when referring to official misconduct. so i think there is a public policy goal of having clear interpretations of charter provisions. >> supervisor cohen: maybe i misunderstood your statement. i thought you came to this conclusion based on previous public policies that you taken in and interpreted to --...
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and, in fact, there's quite a bit of case law in california that can be used as a guide, and that case law has developed in the context of employee misconduct. and, you know, there's -- there are several strands of cases that provide examples, and they're sort of interesting historical pieces because, for example, in the 1970's there's a whole string of cases about what does it mean to possess marijuana. does possession of marijuana fundamentally relate to the duties of a teacher such that the teacher needs to lose the teacher's license. does the possession of marijuana relate to the duties of a real estate broker, such that that person can't be a real estate broker anymore. the answer to that is no. the answer to the first question of a teacher is it depends on the circumstances. there's a teacher who wanders out in the field and finds a marijuana plant, and out of educational interest brings it home to see how it's going to grow. that person has not committed misconduct in relation to the duties of their office, but a teacher on a different set of facts, who's involved in more seriou
and, in fact, there's quite a bit of case law in california that can be used as a guide, and that case law has developed in the context of employee misconduct. and, you know, there's -- there are several strands of cases that provide examples, and they're sort of interesting historical pieces because, for example, in the 1970's there's a whole string of cases about what does it mean to possess marijuana. does possession of marijuana fundamentally relate to the duties of a teacher such that the...
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jackson with us. a pleasure to have you with us. in your programs, there is also a flier in your programs. it is on the flip side of "lift every voice and sing." it is a flier about a program which will be doing on sunday, february 26. we will be honoring several african american women, consistent with the theme of african american history and culture. those women are identified here. we do have one of them with us today. i have a supervisor kennedy with us today. she will be one of the people we will be honoring on the 26th. we certainly encourage you all to come out and be part of that event. that is fine. with that, i think what we will do is -- are featured speaker today -- the mayor was delayed with some matters of urgency before him. rather than delay further, we will move on. i will assume the honor. there is no way i can do the justice he would have done to introducing our keynote speaker today. but i will say that in your programs we have a brief biography of our keynote speaker today, naomi kelly. you can read that at your
jackson with us. a pleasure to have you with us. in your programs, there is also a flier in your programs. it is on the flip side of "lift every voice and sing." it is a flier about a program which will be doing on sunday, february 26. we will be honoring several african american women, consistent with the theme of african american history and culture. those women are identified here. we do have one of them with us today. i have a supervisor kennedy with us today. she will be one of...
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gives us what we believe is an enormous opportunity. these spikes, ago, and what we have now is an opportunity to cast a vision. we know that without a vision, people perish. we can cast a vision and develop an action plan that is based upon mutual respect, mutual trust, and mutual accountability. the mayor and all of our city partners can create that plan were we will engage all sectors. we will engage residents. we will engage the private sector, creating work force and job development opportunities. we will engage our faith-based community who are already providing tremendous leadership, and we will make sure there is a coordinated, comprehensive plan that is sustained. there's a process that brings us to the end, and the city goes out. that is nobody's intention, and yet, it is the life cycle of the epidemic that confronts our community. today, we are saying we will commit ourselves to a sustained effort to insure we create a new vision, a new opportunity for our communities to thrive so that in the end, there is opportunity for our
gives us what we believe is an enormous opportunity. these spikes, ago, and what we have now is an opportunity to cast a vision. we know that without a vision, people perish. we can cast a vision and develop an action plan that is based upon mutual respect, mutual trust, and mutual accountability. the mayor and all of our city partners can create that plan were we will engage all sectors. we will engage residents. we will engage the private sector, creating work force and job development...
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and he does not forsake us. he's done all this foriçd0 us. so thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. speakeriyzñ. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. as akfwc÷ citizen and business , i'm supporting mr. ross mick, --mirkarimi and asking you to please reinstate our s8f"-÷°ñ please. thank you >> hello. nichole -- and i was born and raised inzdm< san francisco andi also teach at stanford i ask you to look at the facts before you. mirkarimi plediif8w guilty. his conviction is beyond his own case. he's the top law enforcement ideally the sheriff would have said because i've -- the crime and i want my department to be seen as a department that will not only hold offenders accountable but ask offenders to hold themselves accountable and since my conviction is relevant to my duties and probation term within my own department that i will oversee, i will resign for the integrity of this city and send a message that any level of domestic violence will be taken seriously but he didn't do this. so i am asking you not to be scared of setting a p
and he does not forsake us. he's done all this foriçd0 us. so thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. speakeriyzñ. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. as akfwc÷ citizen and business , i'm supporting mr. ross mick, --mirkarimi and asking you to please reinstate our s8f"-÷°ñ please. thank you >> hello. nichole -- and i was born and raised inzdm< san francisco andi also teach at stanford i ask you to look at the facts before you. mirkarimi plediif8w guilty....
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having that dialogue is useful to us just process-wise. >> vice president elsbernd: out of curiosity to the grand jury was that argument presented to you? now that you're hearing this your end game is not to be specific about characterizing money your end game is to maintain the art. do you agree that to best maintain the art we should forget about the term of art operating in capital and who should call it capital if our end game is improvement of the art? >> (no audio). >> vice president elsbernd: you're going to have to come to the mic. no one can hear you. i thought this would be an easy yes or no. i want to avoid theory. the point is practical, where is the money coming from? >> be honest, is our response. >> vice president elsbernd: so bite off our nose to spite our face. let's be honest but we're not going to be able to fund it? >> i hope you would be honest. >> vice president elsbernd: we're honest. we're saying it is operating but we want to fund it. don't you want to characterize it as capital so we can fund it? >> i'll let you think about that. >> vice president elsbernd:
having that dialogue is useful to us just process-wise. >> vice president elsbernd: out of curiosity to the grand jury was that argument presented to you? now that you're hearing this your end game is not to be specific about characterizing money your end game is to maintain the art. do you agree that to best maintain the art we should forget about the term of art operating in capital and who should call it capital if our end game is improvement of the art? >> (no audio). >>...
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. >> would you tell us your name? >> amanda pupnikles, i live on s masonic, and have lived there three years. and for years i have been concerned about the street in question. as a bicyclist it's scary. i feel vulnerable and defenseless. there is not a lot of consciousness about bikes there. the boulevard plan i think it will be great. for what san francisco values in terms of being eco and green and asthetically pretty. and safe. it's not a safe place and doesn't feel safe. thank you. >> mr. patele. >> abraham amadra. >> thank you, i am neal patel, a member of the san francisco bicycle coalition. we have been working tirelessly to improve the safety on masonic avenue for over five years. the report that we document and every account of the members of the city and the coalition to improve safety on masonic avenue. this is an essential route for getting people safely across town. we are hearing from students from university of san francisco that want to bike more and as well as professors, and that's a dozens of commun
. >> would you tell us your name? >> amanda pupnikles, i live on s masonic, and have lived there three years. and for years i have been concerned about the street in question. as a bicyclist it's scary. i feel vulnerable and defenseless. there is not a lot of consciousness about bikes there. the boulevard plan i think it will be great. for what san francisco values in terms of being eco and green and asthetically pretty. and safe. it's not a safe place and doesn't feel safe. thank...
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those of us who bike want a lot more enforcement. it is not happening everywhere, but it is happening a lot more than it used to be. >> both pieces need to be done. >> and i'll pick up on that, although i'll talk about more positive things, too. i appreciate the chart about the accidents, and i appreciate the suggestion that that is where we should be focusing,an
those of us who bike want a lot more enforcement. it is not happening everywhere, but it is happening a lot more than it used to be. >> both pieces need to be done. >> and i'll pick up on that, although i'll talk about more positive things, too. i appreciate the chart about the accidents, and i appreciate the suggestion that that is where we should be focusing,an
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check catchers, particularly those who use them to cash their paychecks all year long, they can pay hundreds, even a thousand dollars a year just in fees to get access to their pay. >> i do not have that kind of money. >> i would not have to pay it if i had a bank account. >> bank accounts are essential. they keep your money saved and that helps save for the future. most banks require information that may limit its pool of qualified applicants. encouraging to turn to costly and unsafe check captures. >> i do not feel safe carrying the money order that i get home. >> without a bank account, you are more vulnerable to loss, robbery, or theft. thankfully, the program was designed to meet the needs of every kind, so qualifying for a bank account is no longer a problem. even if you have had problems with an account in the past, have never had an account, or are not a u.s. citizen, bank on s.f. makes it easy for you to have an account. >> many people do not have a bank account because they might be in the check system, which means they had an account in the past but had problems managing
check catchers, particularly those who use them to cash their paychecks all year long, they can pay hundreds, even a thousand dollars a year just in fees to get access to their pay. >> i do not have that kind of money. >> i would not have to pay it if i had a bank account. >> bank accounts are essential. they keep your money saved and that helps save for the future. most banks require information that may limit its pool of qualified applicants. encouraging to turn to costly...
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if you do not turn it and, somebody might use it. thank you. [applause] supervisor cohen: one of the critical part is that gets little attention is our media partners. oftentimes, your first on the scene to report a lot of information, and oftentimes, our narrative is a story of crime, destruction, hate, turmoil. we are looking to our media partners to remember that they are uplifting, positive, exciting stories that are happening, and we look to you to respond. please report the positive things. the kids that are going to college, the kids that are taking care of their business, buying homes, and that are absolutely working. this is definitely a two-way street, a partnership. i am reaching out to members of the public and members of the press to help us. we are standing as one as a community because all of our collective interest is tied together. i would like to introduce to you a man who will give us our youth perspective. many of us have spent our lives growing up and working in san francisco -- to put it frankly, this is just the future ri
if you do not turn it and, somebody might use it. thank you. [applause] supervisor cohen: one of the critical part is that gets little attention is our media partners. oftentimes, your first on the scene to report a lot of information, and oftentimes, our narrative is a story of crime, destruction, hate, turmoil. we are looking to our media partners to remember that they are uplifting, positive, exciting stories that are happening, and we look to you to respond. please report the positive...